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Contents Preface 7 Welcome to WaveBurner 7 About WaveBurner 7 About the WaveBurner Documentation 8 Additional Resources Chapter 1 9 Getting to Know WaveBurner’s Interface 10 An Introduction to the WaveBurner Interface 11 Using the Toolbar 12 Using the Overview 12 Using the Wave View Area 14 Using the Inspector 20 Using the Regions and CD Tracks Lists 23 Using the Region and Mix Plug-Ins Lists 23 Using the Monitoring Window 24 Customizing the Interface Chapter 2 27 Getting Started with WaveBurner 28 WaveBurner Project Workflow 28 Elements of a Project 29 Creating, Opening, and Saving Projects 30 Adding Audio Files to a Project 31 Auditioning Projects and Controlling Playback 32 Navigating in the Wave View Area Chapter 3 35 Working with Regions 36 Selecting and Renaming Regions 36 Cutting, Copying, and Deleting Regions 37 Reordering and Moving Regions 37 Trimming Regions 38 Reversing a Region Editing Operation 38 Adjusting Region Levels 39 Adding and Adjusting Fades 41 Normalizing Regions 42 Checking a Region for Clipping 3 43 Bouncing Regions Chapter 4 45 Working with Tracks 45 Working in the CD Tracks List 47 Bouncing Tracks 48 Bouncing a Mix Chapter 5 49 Working with Markers 49 Types of Markers 50 Inserting and Deleting Markers 52 Moving Markers Chapter 6 55 Working with Effects 55 Effects Included with WaveBurner 56 Adding and Removing Effects 57 Changing the Order of Effects 58 Bypassing Effects 58 Adjusting Effect Parameters 59 Saving and Loading Effects Settings 59 Automating Region Effect Parameters 61 Automating Mix Effect Parameters 63 Using Audio Units Effects Chapter 7 65 Burning a Project to a CD 65 Setting Disc Options 67 Previewing Transitions 68 Burning the CD 68 Bouncing or Exporting Your Project 69 Creating a CD Quickly Chapter 8 71 Setting WaveBurner Preferences 72 General Preferences 73 Audio Preferences 74 Preview Preferences 75 Bounce Preferences 76 Burn Preferences 77 SDII Preferences 78 Mastering Notes Preferences Chapter 9 79 WaveBurner Keyboard Shortcuts 79 WaveBurner File Menu Keyboard Shortcuts 79 WaveBurner Edit Menu Keyboard Shortcuts 80 WaveBurner Disc Menu Keyboard Shortcuts 80 WaveBurner View Menu Keyboard Shortcuts 4 Contents 80 WaveBurner Window Menu Keyboard Shortcuts 81 WaveBurner Transport Operations Keyboard Shortcuts 81 WaveBurner Wave View Area Keyboard Shortcuts 82 WaveBurner Help Keyboard Shortcuts Contents 5 Welcome to WaveBurner Preface WaveBurner is an application that lets you assemble, master, and burn audio CDs using a SuperDrive or CD burner supported by Mac OS X. You can also export DDP files. Audio CDs created with WaveBurner can be played back on any audio CD player, and can be used as pre-masters for mass production. This preface covers the following: • About WaveBurner (p. 7) • About the WaveBurner Documentation (p. 7) • Additional Resources (p. 8) About WaveBurner WaveBurner enables you to create professional-quality audio CDs in a straightforward, no-fuss way. It provides an intuitive interface that makes it easy to add and edit audio in your project. Advanced audio processing options are available through use of the Logic Studio effects plug-ins, enabling you to produce highly polished CD masters. WaveBurner supports all Red Book options for CD audio data storage. You can add up to the maximum of 99 tracks and 99 subindexes per track allowable by the Red Book standard, include ISRC codes for each track, set copy protection and pre-emphasis flags for each track, and add UPC/EAN codes for the CD. The CD Text standard is also supported, enabling you to add text information that can be read by any CD Text-compatible player. WaveBurner also allows you to export DDP (Disc Description Protocol) files if requested by mastering facilities. About the WaveBurner Documentation This guide outlines the workflow of a typical WaveBurner project. You will find detailed information in each section that explains, how, why, and when to use different functions and options. 7 Logic Studio comes with various documents that will help you get started as well as provide detailed information about the included applications. • WaveBurner User Manual: This is a comprehensive document that describes the WaveBurner interface, commands, and menus and gives step-by-step instructions for creating WaveBurner projects and for accomplishing specific tasks. It is written for users of all levels of experience. • Logic Studio Effects: This document covers the use of the Logic Studio effect plug-ins with Logic Pro, MainStage, and WaveBurner. Additional Resources Along with the documentation that comes with Logic Studio, there are a variety of other resources you can use to find out more. Release Notes and New Features Documents Each application offers detailed documentation that covers new or changed features and functions. This documentation can be accessed in the following location: • Click the Release Notes and New Features links in the application Help menu. Logic Studio Website For general information and updates, as well as the latest news on Logic Studio, go to: • http://www.apple.com/logicstudio Apple Service and Support Websites For software updates and answers to the most frequently asked questions for all Apple products, go to the general Apple Support webpage. You’ll also have access to product specifications, reference documentation, and Apple and third-party product technical articles. • http://www.apple.com/support For software updates, documentation, discussion forums, and answers to the most frequently asked questions for Logic Studio, go to: • http://www.apple.com/support/logicstudio For discussion forums for all Apple products from around the world, where you can search for an answer, post your question, or answer other users’ questions, go to: • http://discussions.apple.com 8 Preface Welcome to WaveBurner Getting to Know WaveBurner’s Interface 1 You create your projects in the main WaveBurner window. You can add and organize the regions in your project, graphically edit regions, pauses, and crossfades, play the project to preview your changes, and add effects plug-ins. Further features enable you to add mastering and other notes, include CD-Text, and to set codes and flags that are available in the Red Book standard. All interface elements interact with each other, so selecting a region in one area will also update and select the same region in other areas. This approach also applies to CD tracks, markers, and fades—providing immediate access to all parameters and information, regardless of how you prefer to work with the interface. This chapter covers the following: • An Introduction to the WaveBurner Interface (p. 10) • Using the Toolbar (p. 11) • Using the Overview (p. 12) • Using the Wave View Area (p. 12) • Using the Inspector (p. 14) • Using the Regions and CD Tracks Lists (p. 20) • Using the Region and Mix Plug-Ins Lists (p. 23) • Using the Monitoring Window (p. 23) • Customizing the Interface (p. 24) 9 An Introduction to the WaveBurner Interface This section briefly describes all interface elements of WaveBurner. The interface is highly configurable, enabling customized workflows. Toolbar Overview Wave View area Mix lane Auto Rendering button Inspector Regions and CD Tracks Region and Mix Plug-In lists lists The default WaveBurner interface features the following main areas: • Toolbar: Contains a number of tools and command buttons. You can customize the toolbar. See Using the Toolbar. • Overview: Displays a timeline of the entire project, including all regions. See Using the Overview. • Wave View area: Displays regions in chronological order. You can graphically edit regions, track markers, pauses, and crossfades in the Wave View area. See Using the Wave View Area. Region automation data can also be created and edited in the Wave View area. See Automating Region Effect Parameters. • Mix lane: Displays track (Mix plug-in) automation data and a “results” waveform. Edits to regions in the Wave View area and changes to effects configurations and parameters or automation data are reflected in the Mix lane waveform. See Automating Mix Effect Parameters. • Inspector: Displays detailed information on tracks, regions, markers, fades, and the project. Enables you to add comments and notes, set tags, add CD-Text and more. See Using the Inspector.